United States / Jul 10, 1937
The Spanish Earth (1937)
Directed by Joris Ivens
53minruntime
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Plot
Joris Ivens’s advocacy documentary for the Republican cause intercuts a besieged Madrid with a nearby village digging an irrigation canal, linking the war to bread, land, and survival. Produced by the writers’ collective Contemporary Historians, edited by Helen van Dongen, scored by Marc Blitzstein, and narrated in its U.S. version by Ernest Hemingway (after an initial Orson Welles track), it blends frontline reportage with persuasion against Franco’s forces and their German–Italian backers.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ernest Hemingway | Narrator (voice) |
| Jean Renoir | Narrator (voice) |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Spanish Earth |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Deutsch, Español |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Contemporary Historians Inc. |
| Release date | 10 luglio 1937 |
| Writer | Prudencio de Pereda, John Dos Passos, Archibald Macleish, Ernest Hemingway, Joris Ivens, Lillian Hellman |
| Editing | Helen van Dongen |
| Cinematography | John Fernhout |
| Assistant directors | Joris Ivens |
| Camera operators | John Fernhout |
| Additional photography | John Fernhout |
| Music | Virgil Thomson, Marc Blitzstein |
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